HMMM....

I haven't stamped in a while, so I wasn't sure what I wanted to do or where to start I started looking at the catalog and decided to just CASE something outta there till I got my mojo back.

I started the card and messed up right away, so I tried covering up the mess up and this is what happened. I love this card! My new favorite!

I used the stamp set For All You Do. Used the flowers in the set to make my own patterned paper.

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Crused Curry and Rich Razzleberry.
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay and White
Accessories: Tri flower punch, silver brads, dimensionals

Using my old stash...

I keep telling myself to use some of my old stuff and then maybe sell the cards or something. But I just never get around to it.

Well, my daughter (3 years old) is always looking for stickers of some sort...if it won't stick she will put glue on the back of whatever it may be. In her search for stickers (while I was at work) she found my old stash of Accents and Element Tins. I think they're the first ones Stampin' Up!(R) came out with in one of the mini catalogs. Well I never used them...they were too cute and didn't want to use them up and then need them for some other project....so there they sat.

When I got home from work I saw the stickers sitting on my table, so I decided to make something with them and of course she made something too. Both my girls love to stamp with me!!! :)

So this is what I ended up with:

Since I was using retired stuff, why not use a retired stamp set?! So I grabbed an old Hostess set Happiness Always. This stamp set has always been one of my favoites, but never got to use it all that much. I ended up using the colors from the little label (not sure what to call it) to make the card. I knew I wanted to use the label for the sentiment, so I just went from there. I knew that I'd need a smaller sized focal image to get the sentiment to fit over top the main image. If that makes sense?!

I used Chocolate Chip as the base and layered it with some Perfect Plum cardstock. I stamped the stem and flower image from the set to make the flower in the background.

I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the sentiment onto the label. I cut a piece of Mellow Moss to layer the sentiment label and set that a side while I worked on the main image.

I grabbed some White Cardstock and stamped the butterfly image from the set in Pale Plum and Perfect Plum and another in Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke.

Before I adhered everything I tied some Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon around the card. Adhering the focal image over the ribbon with dimensionals. I also popped up the sentiment...using one over the main image and two on top of one another on the other side of the label. If that makes sense?! Doing that just made it so it was even on both sides.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my card!

Gina

Sense of Time...

Hello Everyone! I know, I know it's been a long time since I posted. I miss blogging, so I decided to make a goal to blog at least a couple times a week. I probably shouldn't have started that goal, just yet because I'll be moving (again) in about a week. So I'll be moving and working 40+ hours a week, so I don't know how much time I'll have. But after moving is complete I will be posting a couple times a week. :)

On to the card:

I saw this layout in the June 2009 Stampin' Success (pg. 23) and the card they made on pg. 26 and just had to make something. I was short on time, so I just used their Alternating Color Palette: Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip and Rose Red. I ended up using the Sense of time stamp Set from the Occassion Mini. I love these types of sets, but I don't always get inspired by them, so every little bit helps.

I made my own Background on the Artichoke and Chocolate Pieces using the stamps in the set. I used Always Aritchoke, Mellow Moss and Rose Red Stampin Write Markers to ink up the sentiment and used my scissors to distress the vanilla paper. Tied some Very Vanilla wide grosgrain ribbon around the card and adhered the sentiment with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love you much

Wow! It's been a while since I posted!

Working forty hours a week (used to staying home with my girls), trying to keep up on house work, training to be a manager.....it just gets to ya after a while. I'll just say things are pretty crazy around here right now.

I made this card a while ago when I first got my Love you much stamp set along with the punch (Heart to Heart) and the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP). Now I used to hoard my DSP and now I am regretting it....never thought I'd say that....I have TONS of paper that is now retired and I can't show at workshops or anything....so I made it a goal to start using my DSP. I decided to use half the pack for cards and the other half for scrapbooking. That's another things I need to do more often is scrapbooking.

Anyways...on to the card. I started out with a very vanilla base and layered on a RHR (riding hood red) piece of cardstock.

Next I added a strip of Pink Pirouette and used my scallop punch along the edge. Adhered the strip of DSP to the scalloped piece and added some Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon.

I stamped the main image in Chocolate Chip and used my blender pens to add color. Matted it on a piece of Pink Pirouette.

For the sentiment, I stamped the scallop image on Close to Cocoa and punched it out with the scallop Circle Punch. Stamped it a second time on Very Vanilla with RHR ink and cut out the little heart in the middle and adhered it to the center of the sentiment. Adhered that with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my card.

GINA

Retiring Accessories

Items on this retired accessories list will be available at regular price while supplies last or through January 18, whichever comes first.

111377
ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN

112012
ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE

112088
ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE

102782
ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12
Not Available

104188
ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6

105384
ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*

104516
ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6

105381
ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*
Not Available

103977
BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*

103978
BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS

103981
BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS

105446
BUTTONS RICH REGALS

105445
BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES

103604
DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12

102174
DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11

112465
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY
Not Available

112462
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH

112463
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS

112040
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA

112470
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU

112460
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA

112469
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES

112458
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY

112459
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY

112466
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD

112149
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER

112467
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK
Not available

111355
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC

112039
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT

112963
ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT

106523
ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER

104104
ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI
not available

107298
ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM

110695
ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL

109115
ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL

103372
METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE

107925
ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*

109190
ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*

109180
ON BOARD SIMON UPPER

112086
ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL

107923
PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25
Not Available

104942
PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
Not Available

104943
PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE

107273
PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE

104389
PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*

100391
PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE
Not Available

104830
RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL

104829
RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE

104828
RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK

104831
RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS

109037
RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH

110282
RUB ON ANCHORED

111806
RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS

111805
RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS

111417
RUB ON WORD FLURRIES

110283
RUB ONS TAKE NOTE

112193
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH

112186
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA

112068
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME
Not available

112043
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET

112061
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT
Not Available

112016
SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY

109868
SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES

103647
STAMPIN STORE MINI

105813
WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II


Retiring Wheels

107212
MATEYS MAP

106749
BRIGHT BULBS

109672
BRONCO
Not Available

104100
MAKING TRACKS

108978
SANDY SHELLS

110332
SNOW

101233
SNOWFLAKE

109694
SWEET STARS

111249
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Some Scrapbooking

I finally get to share some scrapbooking pictures. I took this one a long time ago on my mom's digital camera and I finally got it on my computer. Sorry the picture is bad, but you get the idea right?!

My oldest daughter, Katryce (Kat) loves the cat (honey) in the picture. I swear that cat knows when Katryce is coming, 'cause when we start down my parents driveway the cat starts walking towards the vehicle and waits for Katryce to get out. They are such a good pair! Honey is really loving and patient with kids.

I had to scrap these pictures before Katryce got a hold of them. Once she gets a hold of them she'll cut the "extras" out and make a card or something out of them. which she did with the other ones I was going to scrapbook. :)

I'm a little drained so sorry if I'm not making any sense. LOL!

About the page:
I got the color combo off of a magazine cover. Creating Keepsakes I think it was not sure what issuse though. The colors are: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Really Rust and Summer Sun. I used Boho Backgrounds Stamp Set and Big Deal Alphabet. I also used the Boho Blossoms Punch.

Hope you enjoyed my page. I better get ready for work. Thanks for stopping by!

Gina

Merry Christmas!

Just stopping by to say Merry Christmas to everyone!

Hope you holiday is a wonderful one!


Gina

Retired List is Here!

Can you believe it's that time already? I can't, it's just gone by way too fast!

The retired stamp sets are available through January 18th, 2009. These retired sets are 10% off from December 9th - 23rd.

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From December 9th - December 23rd, 2008, if you place a $70 order you will receive FREE SHIPPING!

Also, from December 1, 2008-January 18th, 2009, if you spend $20 you get 20% off any stamp set from the Fall-Winter Catalog Sampler.

I finally got everything moved and I'm almost done unpacking! Once I finish my Christmas gifts I'll post them...well I might wait until after Christmas....but I'll be back soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

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